FOX | 21 episodes | Sitcom
WHO'S IN IT? The only actor I recognise is Christine Estabrook
SYNOPSIS: The Crew, created by Marc Cherry, follows the lives of a group of flight attendants working for the fictitious Regency Airlines. Jess and Maggie work together and are roommates in South Beach, Miami. Their colleagues include Paul, who is gay (and it's mentioned several times); Randy, a southern ladies' man; Lenora, former flight attendant now supervisor; and Captain Rex, the airline's new pilot.
The show aired consistently from September 1995 through January 1996, returning in May for a further five episodes. So I'm guessing it was cancelled after the first season aired.
VERDICT: From the outset, the studio audience - possibly rented from Married With Children - ruin everything and are practically pissing themselves laughing at jokes that are just not that funny. One joke, which would not fly today (get it - fly?) is between supervisor Lenora and Paul - he says to her: "We were all just noticing that you don't cast a shadow" she snarkily replies: "Dear Paul, dear sweet heterosexually challenged, Paul! I so admire gay humour. It's so witty, so biting...so illegal in 37 states!" Another gay pun is when Paul, trying to guess if the new pilot is gay, says "I'm getting mixed signals on my Gaydar!" leading the audience to laugh and groan, almost in a sickened way.
CANCELLED BEFORE ITS TIME? No. Not Mark Cherry's best work. The show is very "early days of FOX".
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